31 more die, swine flu toll rises to 774

February 21, 2015 19:01

Swine flu deaths continued unabated in the country with 31 more people succumbing to the H1N1 virus even as the total number of affected persons neared the 13,000 mark.

The Health Ministry, however, said that there was no dearth of medicines and hospitals were equipped to deal with the situation.

"The total number of persons affected due to swine flu is 12,963 while the total number of deaths was 774 till February 20 this year," a Health Ministry source said.

Health Ministry data till February 19 showed that the total number of persons infected with H1N1 virus stood at 11,955 while the number of deaths were 743.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh today reported 25 fresh cases of swine flu, taking the number of those infected with the H1N1 influenza to 190 in the state.

Health Minister J P Nadda had yesterday reviewed the swine flu situation in Uttar Pradesh and had assured Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of all assistance.

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